Housing Archives

December 14, 2025

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Efforts are being expanded to improve access to safe and secure housing in hinterland and remote communities through a mix of direct home construction and building material subsidies, Housing Minister Collin Croal said. Speaking during a recent Livewire Facebook broadcast, Croal said the Ministry of Housing is prioritising vulnerable households in interior regions, including single […]

December 7, 2025

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Construction is underway on a truck stop and parking facility in the Grove industrial zone on the East Bank of Demerara, aimed at easing congestion and improving road safety as heavy-duty traffic increases. Central Housing and Planning Authority Chief Executive Officer, Dr Martin Pertab, who visited the site with engineers, said the location was chosen […]

August 25, 2025

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The new $11 billion highway linking Diamond to Buzz Bee Dam, part of the government’s push to modernise infrastructure, cut travel times and reduce congestion along the East Bank corridor, was commissioned today. The four-lane road, built by local contractors, provides an alternative route for travellers heading to Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and is […]

August 6, 2025

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Three families from Haslington, East Coast Demerara, are celebrating homeownership after receiving keys to new houses under the Ministry of Housing and Water’s Core Home Support initiative. The programme is being implemented by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), as part of the wider Adequate Housing […]

July 18, 2025

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As part of the government’s plan to build a modern city away from the coastline called Silica City, investors have already expressed interest in constructing a world-class hospital there. Addressing a People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) rally in Kuru Kuru on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway on Thursday, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali disclosed that the new […]

July 6, 2025

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Construction of the New Wismar Phase One housing scheme in Region 10 is progressing steadily, with infrastructure works now 49 per cent complete. More than 500 families allocated residential lots are preparing to take up occupancy in the coming months, as the government advances its housing agenda in the region, a release from the Central […]

July 2, 2025

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The government has exceeded its target to deliver 50,000 house lots promised in its 2020 manifesto, with single women, young people, and low-income families among the main beneficiaries. Of the total allocations, 47 per cent have gone to single women, and 54 per cent have been granted to young Guyanese aged 21 to 35, providing […]

June 16, 2025

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There was joy and anticipation as new allottees of Laurentia Catherina Phase I—part of the rapidly developing Wales Housing Scheme in Region Three—got their first look at the land they can now call their own. The Ministry of Housing and Water recently hosted a brief but meaningful lot identification exercise, giving several beneficiaries a chance […]

June 15, 2025

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Land clearance works have already commenced on 95 acres of land at the housing development at Tracts A and B, Four Miles at Mahdia in Region Eight. This housing development, the first of its kind in the region, offers over 300 residential house lots. Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues, disclosed […]

May 2, 2025

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Seventy-eight families from Walton Hall, a village on the Essequibo Coast in Region Two, have become landowners after decades of waiting, as the government distributed land titles in a ceremony on Thursday. The distribution exercise was led by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, at the Walton Hall Mandir. Among […]

Tag: Housing

Croal: Vulnerable hinterland households given priority in housing programmes

Works underway on EBD truck stop to cut roadside parking, improve safety

Improving connectivity: $11B Diamond-Buzz Bee Dam Highway commissioned

Haslington families receive core homes

International hospital to be constructed in Silica City

New Wismar phase one housing development nears halfway mark, families prepare to move in

47 per cent of 50,000 house lots went to women, 90 per cent to low-income families

Wales allottees overjoyed

Housing development taking shape at Mahdia

78 Walton Hall families granted land titles after decades-long wait

Housing construction support programme to be launched later this year, says VP Jagdeo

Spice Route brings aromatic Indian flavours to Georgetown’s dining scene

Bail granted to Cuban duo facing trafficking charges

Housing construction support programme to be launched later this year, says VP Jagdeo

Spice Route brings aromatic Indian flavours to Georgetown’s dining scene

Bail granted to Cuban duo facing trafficking charges